University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad: Courses, Fees, Facilities

Yusuf Khan

UAS Dharwad was established on October 1, 1986. It has 5 Colleges, 30 Research Stations, 6 Extension Units, ATIC, and 5 Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The University has its arbitration over 7 districts. Known as the "Farmers University", UAS Dharwad functions as a research, teaching, and agriculture University. 

The University is known to have faculties that have taught in some of the best universities in India. They maintain an international quality of education for all the courses. The campus of the university is an exquisite example of modern infrastructure blended with a sublime environment. 

The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad has collaborations with many national and international organizations like Cornell University [USA], Ohio State University [USA], IARI [New Delhi], BARC [Mumbai], and many more. The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad Admissions are offered for undergraduate, and postgraduate programs.

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UAS Dharwad Ranking and Awards:

• The University was awarded the Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution Award in 2002
• It was awarded Mahindra Samridhi Krishi Shiksha Samman National Award in 2013

UAS Dharwad Constituent Colleges:

UAS Dharwad has five constituent colleges. Some of them are mentioned below.

• College of Agriculture, Dharwad
• College of Agriculture, Bijapur
• College of Community Sciences, Dharwad
• College of Agriculture, Hanumanmatti
• College of Forestry, Sirsi

UAS Dharwad Institutes or Centre of Excellence:

Institute of Agri-Biotechnology [IABT]:

The Insititute works for crop improvement. The major areas of research are translational research, gene mining, functional genomics, transcriptomics, and metagenomics.

Agri-Business and Export Knowledge Centre: 

The Institute was established to reach out to the farmers and other stakeholders and impart them with relevant knowledge about the developments in the field. The Institute has reached about 6,000 farmers and formed links with 20 export groups.

Institute of Organic Farming [IOF]:

Founded in 2006, the Institute acts as a center for all the work regarding organic farming. The Institute produces bio-inputs like biopesticides, organic manure, and biofertilizers.

Seed Unit:

 The University has established Seed Testing and Research Laboratory. To date, the university has produced about 52,000 seeds.

Pesticide Residue Testing and Quality Analysis Laboratory:

Established in 2007, the laboratory analyses plantation crops, pesticide residues in the field, fruits, and vegetables. It is also working to create awareness among the farming community, traders, and students on the impact of pesticide residue. 

 Food and Testing Laboratory:

The lab is operating in the Department of Food Science and has more than 145 equipment related to processing fruits, grains, and vegetables.

Integrating Bio- treated wastewater reuse with enhanced water use efficiency to support the green economy in the EU and India [Water4crops]:

It has an outlay of INR 167.62 Lakhs. The main of this project is to develop an integrated treatment process for agro-industry effluents which target the recycling of water.

Sujala-III project:

This is a five-year project funded by the world bank. The project aims to provide solutions for effective watershed management. 

Hi-Tech Horticulture Unit:

Founded during 2005-2006, the Unit works for teaching, conducting disseminating technology, and conducting research to the farmers. The unit has also developed technology for tomato, exotic vegetables, capsicum, and many more.

International Centre for Agricultural Development [ICAD]:

The main aim of this center is to host scientists at the national and international level after their retirement to help them contribute more towards the field of agriculture.

UAS Dharwad Eligibility Criteria:

UAS Dharwad Admissions:

• The admissions for all the courses are offered based on the merit list
• The candidates are selected through a Counselling session

UAS Dharwad Hostel Details:

• All the colleges provide separate hostels for boys, girls, faculty, and staff members
• The rooms of the hostels contain furniture and water heaters
• All the hostels have water cooler and purifier as well 
• The hostel facilities of the colleges are  as commendable as the UAS Dharwad Infrastructure Facilities